without a stitch on



without a stitch on

Naked, as in They let their baby run around outside without a stitch on. A related phrase is not have a stitch on. These expressions use stitch in the sense of "a piece of clothing," a usage dating from the early 1800s.
See also: on, stitch, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chun-Chinese
Ander-Basque
KÁLmÁN-Hungarian
TraversTRA-vərzEnglish (Rare)
Solveiga-Latvian, Lithuanian
ŘEhoŘ-Czech